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Edmonton plans thousands of affordable homes9 f- h$ D8 a1 c6 |" X4 w+ t" n
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT
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9 A4 S; V0 [. S: r: A1 c0 SAn ambitious city plan to build almost 4,000 new units of affordable housing in Edmonton over the next three years is welcome news for an advocate for the poor.* y: L2 k. u( n$ U# c
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Cam McDonald, a spokesman with the YMCA, said demand is brisk these days for the organization's simple accommodations, which have become home to hundreds of people.
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The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said.
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; l1 M$ r! ^, U; I' c0 I7 k"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.) _3 G D- j* H$ g. X
# d: J8 c4 y: {1 lIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.* E$ p5 o& `2 |8 d9 t' C/ p% H# @
) C7 a7 l* O7 J# B! Z7 c$ c! n"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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But McDonald said the work will have to continue for five or even 10 years if Edmonton is going to meet the needs of those who can't find affordable housing.
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7 {- b" o* J( g5 u: G, s f"It's going to take time — this is not an overnight solution by any means — but I think we are making good progress." |
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